Charging Infrastructure

Are Electric Cars Only for the Rich? Sacramento Is Challenging That Notion To be totally fair, I see some of the points made in the article (and fully support its broader inclusive spirit). However, my point is that Tesla is not the only one making cars at the said price points, considering...

I'm sure this noob question has been posed....but why can't standard lithium ion battery packs be charged via swappable supercapacitor(s)? Say there were a handful of receptacles on the Model 3 that accepted supercapacitors and then somehow transferred their charge to the battery pack. Is that...

I know this is hardly pioneering, but we excited and a little nervous about a couple long stretches between superchargers. Our extended family all think we are crazy - Most ask "how long of an extension cord are you going to need?" The supercharger network is an unfortunate secret. Thanks for...

Hi, I know Tesla Wall Connector offers load sharing among up to four units, and also there are products out there from Clipper Creek and WattZilla. However when it comes to billing both products lack universal solutions. It seems for Clipper Creek units I have to build my own hardware, and for...

I was looking at ABetterRoutePlanner and was wondering some crazy routes I could take in my car and it got me wondering how long before I could drive to Alaska. For the West coasters they would get in through Vancouver but there are some issues with me coming from Texas. Either way there's...

If you get your electricity from the Delaware Electric Co-Op (mostly in Sussex County,DE) you may be interested in the paste below. Unfortunately, as a part time resident my usage is less than the required 1K average. On the bright side, I am picking up my Model X on Saturday (3/10) and the...

Construction started for what looks like 10 stalls. Right off RT 1 near Panera. Address: 301 Grand Ave North Brunswick NJ 08902

EVgo Lowers Prices For DC Fast Charging Of Electric Vehicles New shutoff time is 45 minutes (60 minutes for subscribers during off-peak hours). About damn time, I say. Also, if I'm understanding correctly, the new $9.99 monthly fee will also cover the first $9.99 in charging fees for the month...

Does anyone have information on the location and timing for the planned Frederick, Maryland supercharger? It is supposed to be coming this year. My bet for the location is the Sheetz at East Patrick Street and Monacacy Blvd. Easy access to I-70 and not too far off I-270/Rt. 15. Fast food...

Since it looks like my wife's Model 3 will be arriving in the coming months to join my Model S, I really need to get off my butt and convert our garage from a one EVSE to two EVSEs. I think I have a sound plan in mind, but want to make sure there are no obvious flaws before I have at it. I'm...

Because we are a new public destination charging site and because we are in a very remote area at Winjes Farm, North Eastern CA, I am wondering what kind of range the various models (3, x, s) depend on to travel. For example, we are 204 miles from Reno, NV, or 187 miles from Redding, CA, or 145...

I saw this article that mentions Tesla is going to provide Wall Connectors to businesses. Tesla launches a new ‘Workplace Charging’ program to supply free charging stations to businesses Before I pitch this to my company I want to know if Tesla plans on adding in a j1772 style charger as...

I am installing my NEMA 14-50 and I came across language in the city guide (California). Please see pics for my install plan and the language. Since I am only installing an outlet will there be any issue with my install location for my outlet?

Don't get me wrong. I love the Supercharging network and it makes it easy to travel to different parts of the country. Lately in the mid atlantic area, I have seen more superchargers pop up in areas not listed on the map, example Mt. Jackson in VA. There is construction in Fredericksburg, VA...

Is there are a way to set a specific date in history on the supercharge.info site to see which superchargers were online for that date? I know there's the "way back" feature which will take one on a long trek back from 2012 on up but I'd like some specific dates and available superchargers for a...

So I see Tesla has a La Jolla, CA place-holder on the official superchargers list, and an "by end of 2018" due date for it, but does anyone know any more about this? Permits? Location? Any rumors?

Hello all. A couple of years ago, we had a house built and an electric car charger was an add on option so we went for it. I did not know anything about electric car charging back then so I think I may not have the best set up for charging a model 3 when I eventually get one. What was...

This is a German Petition asking to change the German legislation that did stop the expansion of Superchargers in Germany since 2016 likely triggered by German Automaker Lobby Groups. If relevant for you please sign it as it helps to expand the already good German SC net and close all white...

I currently have 3 EVs in the family, 2014 Tesla Model S85, 2017 Chevy Volt, and 2017 Chevy Bolt. The Volt will be replaced this summer by a Tesla Model 3. My current Personal Charging Infrastructure consists of 1 HPWC on a dedicated 100 amp and 2 Juicebox 40 Pros load balanced on a shared 50...

I have an idea about extending the range of the cars. What if we use Qi tech to charge the cars while we are waiting at stoplights or parked? Instead of hooking up and clogging up the city streets with charging stations we could just pull into a parking space and the car would charge. No...

Just had this idea after having one of the unit owners in our condo building asking me a bunch of questions about EV charging. The background here is that I live in a 50-unit complex with underground parking. I installed a Level 2 charger about 3 years ago, and it is still the only L2 charger in...

So I was having my NEMA 14-50 installed for my model 3 last week. The electrician (who is a master level in Texas) told me that the 6 gauge wire that he was installing was big enough for increasing my breaker to 60A. I'll only do this if I buy a Tesla Wall Charger so I could set it at 48Amp...

SDG&E has super off peak EV-TOU rates @ $0.22 (EV Rates | San Diego Gas & Electric). This is insane for super off peak! I'm on the edge of SDG&E and on the other side of our main street SCE customers are at $0.08 off peak (https://www.sce.com/NR/sc3/tm2/pdf/ce114-12.pdf). Has there ever been a...

Sorry if this been posted already, anyone purchased the Tesla Wall Connector on Ebay.. for under $400 dollars. I love the price but not sure if it is safe to order plus if it is original and if it fails, will Tesla warranty it? Help!

I follow multiple sites to remain current. Teslarati lists a supercharger opening in Norway a month ago; Baker CA opening 2 months ago. Does it seem the pace of new superchargers opening is at a crawl when with the M3 hitting the streets it should be ramping up much faster. I've also noticed...

Respected all tmc members, I kamlesh patel interested in to give on lease supercharging stations or my ohio state motel. So any one can let me know, what is the procure to procure and lease procedure for super charging station. Regards Kamlesh patel

I am planning to drive from Santander to Lagos, Portugal in July and presently there are very few Tesla charging options in the south of Portugal. I am having difficulty in obtaining an RFID access card for the Portuguese MOBI.E network as I do not have a national ID card. Not something we...

If I were to install a 110v outlet through an inverter, hooked to the battery, how quickly am I gonna drain the 12v battery while the car is parked and the inverter is powering some heavy use items? The car would most likely not display is was turned to ‘on’ because I wouldn’t be sitting in the...

I don't recall ever seeing a mention (maybe I was not paying attention!) - since you have to click the button on the UMC to unlock the port and remove the cable - what happens if the power is out to the house? Is there a way to remove the cable via the car? Or are you stuck until the power comes...

Now that my MS 75D is on order (and I have to endure the painful wait till late March for delivery) I'm working on getting the charging infrastructure installed into my underground condo parkade. Unfortunately, my options are somewhat limited due to the infrastructure in my parkade and distance...

Planning a trip to Universal Studios, then on to Disneyland for a 3 days in a couple of weeks. We did this trip about a year and a half ago and stopped in Manteca, Harris Ranch (Long lunch), and Tejon to get to Aneheim. This year I think I'm going to have my long stop in Gustine for dinner...

I'm sure this has been discussed, but....does it not make sense to have the ability to charge off another car? Pretty much anyone would be willing to charge a stranded EV for 6 minutes. So much for range anxiety. Has Elon addressed this in the past.

Was chatting with the (super nice) staff at the SLC store earlier tonight. They know I've helped get a few local businesses (Ski resorts, restaurants, gyms) to join the Tesla Destination Charging program in the past. They mentioned that today they got an email about a new program Tesla is...

First post here! Has anyone built an organizing cabinet to store the charging cable slack? Is it also acceptable to use the Tesla logos at home in the garage?

OK, so from my understanding of it, the urban chargers will help increase the rollout of chargers being installed quicker than if it continued to solely be SuperChargers. My questions has to do with the differences therein: What are the significant differences between the two types? Does...

I actually found this to be an interesting read: https://jalopnik.com/maybe-its-not-as-hard-as-we-thought-to-solve-the-electr-1821934370 especially from a Tesla owner's perspective and using Tesla's Superchargers and charging at home. The ChargePoint CEO, Romano, talks about their new app...

Purely hypothetical :rolleyes:. Your a Facility Manager and are tasked with specifying and installing electric vehicle chargers (Not Tesla this time, but they will be right near by of course!). So, my question for you multi-EV folks out there, and Tesla owners too since we can use j1772, what...

Running a quick poll to validate my onboard charger max amperage assumptions for a project I am working on. If you drive a refreshed S or X and yours can take more than 48A, I want to speak with you as to your motivation for purchasing the upgrade and how that's worked out for you. And what...

So, Tesla has added to its 'findus' web-page a 40-slot Destination Charger near the Denver Airport: Fine Parking ( <- Plugshare). Tesla's site indicates it to be 'up to 16kW', but one Model S driver indicates it to be closer to 1kW, via Plugshare. The parking seems to be upscale parking called...

Is there a restaurant or food in this lounge, what else is there?

Te koop: gesealde wall connector 7.5m met factuur.

The Chinese startup car, Byton, that just previewed at CES hopes to be able to use Tesla's Supercharger network, saying they "expect Tesla would be happy - or be forced - to share its Super Charger stations." Maybe China would force them to? Anyway here's a BBC article on the Byton. Near the end...

Yesterday I was at a Supercharger in New Mexico and another Tesla owner told me that he'd been at this location recently and there was a worker there surveying the lot, and upon questioning had told him that Tesla was planning to add a microcell to the Supercharger location which would then be...

I have a GE Wattstation in my garage and for some reason either myself or the electrician locked it to the wall base when installing and I can't find the key. It's circular. Anyone have an extra and/or know where I could buy one?

Why is eBay suddenly lousy with ~$300US HPWC from Canada? Did Tesla 'lose' a truck north of the border?

Please stick with me if this is a bit rambling, but I'm trying to straighten this out in my head as best as I can whilst typing this. A bit of background - I'm UK-based, so this all revolves around the type-2 CHAdeMO adaptor rather than the Tesla-connector type adaptor, and I have a ~September...

Carmel approves new Supercharger location at Old Meridian & Penn (Meijer parking lot). Bruce Kimball (@CarmelBruce) | Twitter

I live in Ottawa and I’m looking into getting a NEMA 14-50 outlet installed in my garage. Does anyone have any idea how much this tends to cost? I can’t seem to find any recent posts with Canadian quotes. Also: does anyone in the Ottawa area have any recommendations for a good electrician...

My story I started 2017 with a (pre-owned) 70D Model S having 12,000 miles and only 3 months of experience driving it. Houston lags many other municipalities in local charging. The year started with one L2 charger at 8 miles from my house and one Supercharger at 23 miles from my house. The...

Op 03 februari 2018 wordt een nieuwe belangenorganisatie boven de doopfond gehouden. EV Belgium genaamd. Op ev.be meer info te vinden. En bij deze een draadje om het hierover te hebben. EV Belgium Nieuwjaarsreceptie 2018 met Minister Bart Tommelein